The Fine Young Cannibals were formed in the mid-’80s when guitarist Andy Cox and bassist David Steele teamed up after their former band, the English Beat, broke up. They recruited Roland Young as their lead singer and their self-titled debut album in 1985 was a hit most everywhere but the U.S. One of the singles from that album was their remake of Suspicious Minds and it was a Top 10 hit in their home country of England. The Fine Young Cannibals cover of Suspicious Minds is played straight and is distinguished by the addition of falsetto backup vocals of Bronski Beat’s Jimmy Somerville.
